HB 5448

Abstract

Amends the Department of Children and Family Services Powers Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that no person who is a gang member or a former gang member shall be eligible for hire or appointment by the Department of Children and Family Services for a period of 10 years after the most recent showing of former or current gang membership. Provides that former or current gang membership may be determined by the Department based on a conviction for a gang-related offense; an admission by the applicant during a court proceeding, deposition, or job application that the applicant is a gang member or a former gang member; or a finding of fact that a person is a gang member or a former gang member in a court opinion or an order of the court. Defines terms. Makes corresponding changes to the Department of State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois and the Unified Code of Corrections that apply to the Department of State Police, the Department of Corrections, and the Department of Juvenile Justice. Effective immediately.